Mr. Speaker, I was interested in my colleague's remarks because I know he spent a lot of time as our international trade critic examining Canada' position in the context of our trading partners around the world.
I understand that among OECD countries Canada is seen as having a high tax, high debt and high spending regime. Could the member comment on how these three factors impact on our position with our trading partners in view of the fact that we are in recessionary times and facing some economic challenges?